Jean Chretien’s new cabinet ministers take time hiring aides
Since PM’s big shuffle, new faces on cabinet have struggled to fill their ministerial offices with qualified help Maybe it’s the strange weather, or maybe it’s something in the water, but many of the 10 new ministers promoted to cabinet last month are having a hard time finding qualified help to work in their ministerial […]
So, why was the picture taken anyway? [Joint Task Force 2]
Just one question, how come a picture of our special forces JTF-2 was taken? It may just be me but covert operations are supposed to be just that…covert! So what were the circumstances under which a picture was taken of their activities that made its way back to Canada? Nobody in the House of Commons […]
Ablonczy should quit complaining, eh?
“If I don’t get what I want, I quit!” Such are the cries that arise from some of the finest primary school playgrounds and Parliamentary caucuses of our country. Canadian Alliance leadership hopeful Diane Ablonczy figures she will have difficulty remaining in her party if members reject a move to unify with the Tories. We […]
Warm-hearted, gentle-humoured MacLeod dead at 69
Goodbye to one heck of a guy… Friends and colleagues will gather at Hulse and Playfair on O’Connor Street in Ottawa at 11 a.m. on Feb. 11 to say farewell to one of the Press Gallery’s best-known and loved member, Stewart MacLeod. The former long-time national columnist for Thomson News, who began his career 50 […]
Liberal backbenchers real opposition: outspoken Grits
Boisterous government backbenchers, who elected Stan Keyes as chair of the National Liberal Caucus last week, say they will continue to be more and more assertive in this Parliament. And one Liberal MP is warning the PMO to pay more attention to its backbenchers while another says the real opposition is in the government backbenches. […]
US wants our borders closed
I see our American allies have begun their hunt for Olympic gold by sealing the borders to Canadian Olympic champions trying to enter their country en route to Salt Lake City. The first victim of this nefarious unsportsmanlike scheme is our own Olympic champion snowboarder, Ross Rebagliati. It appears Rebagliati was turned away from the […]
Liberals have dismal record on endangered species legislation
Alarmingly, government is ready to roll back modest improvements made by Environment Committee Nowhere is the Liberal government’s lack of leadership more evident than its dismal record on the environment. In three terms, the Liberals have yet to pass a single significant piece of environmental legislation. Last year, the OECD annual report on Canada criticized […]
Ageism creeps into CBC, eh?
Now that the CBC has finally weaned itself off its excessive and self-indulgent coverage of Peter Gzowski’s unfortunate death, it seems that some of its internal pointy-heads are looking for even more ways to expedite the network’s ongoing decline. [Graph Not Transcribed] Chris Cobb’s piece in the National Post, said the CBC is planning to […]
What’s a minister worth, eh? Al Gagliano, Herb Gray, Ron Duhamel face pay cuts
[Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] When Brian Tobin abruptly resigned from federal politics last month, his national campaign manager was quoted in the Post, saying Mr. Tobin was “going to be earning money for the first time in his life.” David MacInnis’ declaration raised a few eyebrows, but […]
Shape up MPs: world is yours [Making MPs somebodies]
A recent editorial in the Montreal Gazette is titled, “Making MPs somebodies,” and contains four important recommendations. The first, which suggests relaxing caucus discipline and easing the whips, would have little practical effect on government party members. Most will reluctantly admit that they sit in Ottawa thanks to he Prime Minister and the party program. […]
